Establishment profile
VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC.
200 EAST RAILWAY AVENUE, MILBANK, SD, 57252
311513 — Cheese Manufacturing
EIN 460220490
Summary
VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC. has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $1,513 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 36th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 12 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
25% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $1,513 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 | 1 | 1 | $688 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $413 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 E01 | 1 | 1 | $413 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q06 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Below average violations in NAICS 3115 within SD. Peer group: 12 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 360 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Mar 2023
Most frequent event: Fall on same level, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2023 | Fall on same level, unspecified | Heart | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · $29,917 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC. 200 E RAILWAY AVE. · MILBANK, SD, 57252 | WaterTRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 3 | 1 | 1 | $29,917 | Sep 2021 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-28 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-04-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-12-02 | Complaint | 5 | 5 | $1,513 | |
| 1985-06-11 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in cheese manufacturing within SD, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AGROPUR, INC.LAKE NORDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- DAVISCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.LAKE NORDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- DIMOCK DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.DIMOCK — 1 federal enforcement record
- LAND O' LAKES, INC.VOLGA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SAPUTO CHEESE USABIG STONE CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INCHOVEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- CASS-CLAY CREAMERYHOVEN — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $1,512.5 in total penalties.
- How does VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC. operates in the cheese manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.99 compared to an industry average of 3.